School of Molecular & Cellular Biology at Illinois (U. of I.)
@mcbillinois.bsky.social
Official account for the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We seek answers to fundamental questions about how organisms work and the many implications for life.
How can you leverage data to identify, treat, and manage health and disease?
How are large biological datasets transforming research and industry?
How can scientists enable efficient and accurate management of massive amounts of technical and biological data?
How are large biological datasets transforming research and industry?
How can scientists enable efficient and accurate management of massive amounts of technical and biological data?
September 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How can you leverage data to identify, treat, and manage health and disease?
How are large biological datasets transforming research and industry?
How can scientists enable efficient and accurate management of massive amounts of technical and biological data?
How are large biological datasets transforming research and industry?
How can scientists enable efficient and accurate management of massive amounts of technical and biological data?
The new study from Dr. Rachel Smith-Bolton, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, and graduate student Anish Bose offers new insights into how this vital process comes to a successful close in the fruit fly, an animal model often used in biomedical research.
July 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The new study from Dr. Rachel Smith-Bolton, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, and graduate student Anish Bose offers new insights into how this vital process comes to a successful close in the fruit fly, an animal model often used in biomedical research.
Dr. Anirudh Acharya is investigating how a key protein may influence brain plasticity and energy regulation in Fragile X syndrome, a leading inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder.
May 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Dr. Anirudh Acharya is investigating how a key protein may influence brain plasticity and energy regulation in Fragile X syndrome, a leading inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder.
👏 A round of applause for Dr. Stephanie Ceman, professor of cell & developmental biology, chosen for a campus teaching award! 🏆 💙 🧡
#welldeserved
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#welldeserved
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April 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
👏 A round of applause for Dr. Stephanie Ceman, professor of cell & developmental biology, chosen for a campus teaching award! 🏆 💙 🧡
#welldeserved
news.illinois.edu/awards-honor...
#welldeserved
news.illinois.edu/awards-honor...
Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research from #ILLINOIS using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid flow found in the body than standard cultures.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/flow
go.mcb.illinois.edu/flow
March 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research from #ILLINOIS using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid flow found in the body than standard cultures.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/flow
go.mcb.illinois.edu/flow
Meet Pallob, a Cell & Dev. Biology PhD student who focuses on muscle regeneration and the role of a protein called threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS) in cancer. When not in the lab, you can find him running through the streets of Champaign-Urbana.
February 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Meet Pallob, a Cell & Dev. Biology PhD student who focuses on muscle regeneration and the role of a protein called threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS) in cancer. When not in the lab, you can find him running through the streets of Champaign-Urbana.
We are grateful to have so many inspiring, accomplished, and generous alumni. In a little over a month we will celebrate two of them: Michelle Barton and Keith Westcott. The biochemistry alumni have been selected for College of Liberal Arts & Sciences alumni awards!
las.illinois.edu/news/2025-02...
las.illinois.edu/news/2025-02...
February 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We are grateful to have so many inspiring, accomplished, and generous alumni. In a little over a month we will celebrate two of them: Michelle Barton and Keith Westcott. The biochemistry alumni have been selected for College of Liberal Arts & Sciences alumni awards!
las.illinois.edu/news/2025-02...
las.illinois.edu/news/2025-02...
New research from the Ceman Lab will enhance scientists’ understanding of brain development and provide insight into the ways fear memory can plague individuals with autism, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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go.mcb.illinois.edu/memory
February 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
New research from the Ceman Lab will enhance scientists’ understanding of brain development and provide insight into the ways fear memory can plague individuals with autism, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/memory
go.mcb.illinois.edu/memory
From his medical training in Nigeria to his current research on myonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), ‘Fola Adesanya is working to better understand how diseases work at a molecular level and the development of new potential treatments.
February 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
From his medical training in Nigeria to his current research on myonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), ‘Fola Adesanya is working to better understand how diseases work at a molecular level and the development of new potential treatments.
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is hiring a lecturer of physiology and human anatomy. Please share with potential applicants!
The deadline to apply is March 7, 2025.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anatomy
The deadline to apply is March 7, 2025.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anatomy
February 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The School of Molecular & Cellular Biology is hiring a lecturer of physiology and human anatomy. Please share with potential applicants!
The deadline to apply is March 7, 2025.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anatomy
The deadline to apply is March 7, 2025.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anatomy
A truly heartening 'fireside chat' today with Dr. Anthony Fauci!
“The future of science and medicine is bright even though we are in an arena of anti-science … The fact is the opportunities in science are really extraordinary.”
“The future of science and medicine is bright even though we are in an arena of anti-science … The fact is the opportunities in science are really extraordinary.”
February 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A truly heartening 'fireside chat' today with Dr. Anthony Fauci!
“The future of science and medicine is bright even though we are in an arena of anti-science … The fact is the opportunities in science are really extraordinary.”
“The future of science and medicine is bright even though we are in an arena of anti-science … The fact is the opportunities in science are really extraordinary.”
Congratulations to Dr. Ceman on a well-deserved award!
February 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Ceman on a well-deserved award!
New research from the Kalsotra lab provides insight into maturation and specialization of the fetal liver and offers valuable information to the field of regenerative medicine.
Their findings were published in @genesdev.bsky.social
go.mcb.illinois.edu/liver
Congrats, @kalsotra-lab.bsky.social!
Their findings were published in @genesdev.bsky.social
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Congrats, @kalsotra-lab.bsky.social!
January 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New research from the Kalsotra lab provides insight into maturation and specialization of the fetal liver and offers valuable information to the field of regenerative medicine.
Their findings were published in @genesdev.bsky.social
go.mcb.illinois.edu/liver
Congrats, @kalsotra-lab.bsky.social!
Their findings were published in @genesdev.bsky.social
go.mcb.illinois.edu/liver
Congrats, @kalsotra-lab.bsky.social!
"Every experiment is a mystery waiting to be solved."
Love this quote from Dr. Sayee Anakk, who explores liver metabolism in normal and diseased states.
Get to know Dr. Anakk, who was recently featured in the department's newsletter:
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anakk
Love this quote from Dr. Sayee Anakk, who explores liver metabolism in normal and diseased states.
Get to know Dr. Anakk, who was recently featured in the department's newsletter:
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anakk
January 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Every experiment is a mystery waiting to be solved."
Love this quote from Dr. Sayee Anakk, who explores liver metabolism in normal and diseased states.
Get to know Dr. Anakk, who was recently featured in the department's newsletter:
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anakk
Love this quote from Dr. Sayee Anakk, who explores liver metabolism in normal and diseased states.
Get to know Dr. Anakk, who was recently featured in the department's newsletter:
go.mcb.illinois.edu/anakk
Marni Boppart, a CDB affiliate faculty member, has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/PECASE
go.mcb.illinois.edu/PECASE
January 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Marni Boppart, a CDB affiliate faculty member, has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/PECASE
go.mcb.illinois.edu/PECASE
New research from the lab of Joe Sanfilippo demonstrates that the amount of hydrogen peroxide required to inhibit bacterial growth is 50x less than previously thought, at amounts naturally present in the human body.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/bacteria
go.mcb.illinois.edu/bacteria
December 12, 2024 at 5:09 PM
New research from the lab of Joe Sanfilippo demonstrates that the amount of hydrogen peroxide required to inhibit bacterial growth is 50x less than previously thought, at amounts naturally present in the human body.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/bacteria
go.mcb.illinois.edu/bacteria
Researchers from the lab of Asma Hatoum-Aslan have reported complementary discoveries that will improve understanding of bacterial immune systems and equip clinicians with more options for treating antibiotic-resistant options.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/crispr
go.mcb.illinois.edu/crispr
December 9, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Researchers from the lab of Asma Hatoum-Aslan have reported complementary discoveries that will improve understanding of bacterial immune systems and equip clinicians with more options for treating antibiotic-resistant options.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/crispr
go.mcb.illinois.edu/crispr
New research from the Grosman lab - published in Science Advances - sheds light on signal transduction mechanisms in Cys-loop receptors, providing insight into a longstanding question in the field of ion-channel physiology.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/ions
go.mcb.illinois.edu/ions
December 6, 2024 at 5:34 PM
New research from the Grosman lab - published in Science Advances - sheds light on signal transduction mechanisms in Cys-loop receptors, providing insight into a longstanding question in the field of ion-channel physiology.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/ions
go.mcb.illinois.edu/ions
The MCB Graduate Student Association and its members (aka the MCBees) have been working to make the school and campus a vibrant, welcoming community for years.
So pleased to share the news that they have won the 2024 Illinois Int'l Student and Scholar Services Student Organization Award!
🧡 💙
So pleased to share the news that they have won the 2024 Illinois Int'l Student and Scholar Services Student Organization Award!
🧡 💙
December 4, 2024 at 4:28 PM
The MCB Graduate Student Association and its members (aka the MCBees) have been working to make the school and campus a vibrant, welcoming community for years.
So pleased to share the news that they have won the 2024 Illinois Int'l Student and Scholar Services Student Organization Award!
🧡 💙
So pleased to share the news that they have won the 2024 Illinois Int'l Student and Scholar Services Student Organization Award!
🧡 💙
Researchers from the lab of Cari Vanderpool examined a major colonizer of the gut microbiome, revealing insights into the breakdown of raffinose family oligosaccharides and their potential as prebiotics.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/rfo
go.mcb.illinois.edu/rfo
November 21, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Researchers from the lab of Cari Vanderpool examined a major colonizer of the gut microbiome, revealing insights into the breakdown of raffinose family oligosaccharides and their potential as prebiotics.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/rfo
go.mcb.illinois.edu/rfo
A free, six-week soccer program is providing safety and normalcy for migrant children in Chicago. Co-founded by MCB major Hannah McGee, Amigos Unidos FC offers a safe place for children to play and make friends.
More about Hannah and the program:
mcb.illinois.edu/news/2024-11...
More about Hannah and the program:
mcb.illinois.edu/news/2024-11...
November 19, 2024 at 9:47 PM
A free, six-week soccer program is providing safety and normalcy for migrant children in Chicago. Co-founded by MCB major Hannah McGee, Amigos Unidos FC offers a safe place for children to play and make friends.
More about Hannah and the program:
mcb.illinois.edu/news/2024-11...
More about Hannah and the program:
mcb.illinois.edu/news/2024-11...
Attn #postdocs! The Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology, in partnership with MilliporeSigma, is pleased to announce the Rising Stars in Cell and Developmental Biology Symposium in Fall 2024. Apply by 5/22.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/risingstars
#CellBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #Genomics #Genetics
go.mcb.illinois.edu/risingstars
#CellBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #Genomics #Genetics
April 23, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Attn #postdocs! The Dept of Cell & Developmental Biology, in partnership with MilliporeSigma, is pleased to announce the Rising Stars in Cell and Developmental Biology Symposium in Fall 2024. Apply by 5/22.
go.mcb.illinois.edu/risingstars
#CellBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #Genomics #Genetics
go.mcb.illinois.edu/risingstars
#CellBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #Genomics #Genetics